The Clarets, currently second from bottom, are four points adrift of safety with time running out as rivals Norwich City, Watford, Everton, Leeds United and Brentford all face the threat of relegation.
Goals have been hard to come by for Sean Dyche’s side this season. Summer signing Maxwel Cornet has accounted for six of the club’s 22 finishes, which is the second worst return in the top flight.
But Burnley, on the other hand, own the second meanest defensive record in the bottom half of the division, and the eighth overall, with only Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Spurs, Wolves and Brighton bettering the 38 goals they’ve conceded this term.
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But Burnley, on the other hand, own the second meanest defensive record in the bottom half of the division, and the eighth overall, with only Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Spurs, Wolves and Brighton bettering the 38 goals they’ve conceded this term.